Nixon bolts into 100m final, and into SEA Games


Nixon (centre) winning the 100m event at the Asian Schools Track and Field Championships in Kuantan in 2013. - filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Young sprinter Nixon Kennedy sprang a surprise, clocking a personal best time at the Malaysian Open athletics championships to qualify for the Singapore SEA Games in June.

The 20-year-old Sibu-born athlete clocked a personal best time of 10.50 in the men’s 100m semi-finals on the opening day at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

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